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ok with the risk of sounding silly whats PE stuff ? el thicko
The only daft questions are the ones you do not ask! Be easy on yourself.
PE is the quickest way to write Photo Etch. And whats that you ask.
PE is most often brass that is photographicly treated then placed in a chemical bath. The chemicals etch away the bare brass, leaving the still coated parts untouched.
The benifits of these products are you can get thinner detail parts, fine detail etc. You can also use it to correct faults in a model where the makers have made a cock-up or leave detail out to save production costs.
You can get PE sets that range from seat belts, or even mobil phones, in model car scales!! right up to complete kits. White metal castings are another often used way to get extra detail parts in to a model kit.
I hope this answers your question.
Ian M
